Now playing Next Culture news 30 years of Sziget: Festival kicks off with Kylie Minogue Hundreds of nationalities gather in the heart of Budapest – as the 30th edition of Sziget festival kicks off today. 07/08/2024
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Now playing Next Nature Protesters race to stop hydropower plant construction on the river Una Local NGOs say they don’t just fear for the Una but the precedent that this “crime on nature” sets for other rivers around Europe. 07/08/2024
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Now playing Next Climate Last Generation climate group disband in Austria Austria's Interior Ministry recorded 230 criminal charges for members of the group in 2023, with the activists repeatedly blocking roads and causing disruption. 07/08/2024
Now playing Next Business Glencore scraps coal business sale plan after shareholder talks The company also revealed it is no longer stockpiling key battery metal cobalt anymore, after the world's biggest supplier, the Democratic Republic of Congo raised production. 07/08/2024
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Now playing Next Sci-Tech Meet the young women looking to shape the future of tech In partnership with Huawei Twenty-nine young women from the EU, the Western Balkans and Ukraine have been at a summer bootcamp in female leadership, learning how to shape and lead the digital future. 07/08/2024
Now playing Next Health news COVID still 'very much with us' amid summertime surge, WHO warns The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to strengthen vaccine campaigns. 07/08/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Ukrainian forces continue cross-border attack into Russia, Moscow says Fighting in the Russian region of Kursk was still ongoing on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry confirmed. 07/08/2024
Now playing Next Markets US stocks buoyant as investor sentiment eases after global sell-off A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan's market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its worst day since 1987. 07/08/2024
Now playing Next Markets Euro surges to eight-month high as safe haven currency The euro is likely to rise further as a safe destination due to the jittery sentiment amid the global market turmoil. The ECB's September rate decision remains a key factor in determining the single currency's trend. 07/08/2024
Now playing Next Ukraine Dolphins in Ukraine also aware of war-torn surroundings The NEMO dolphinarium in Odesa opens its doors every day despite the ongoing war with Russia. 07/08/2024